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Friday, 29 March 2013

Easter cupcakes and birthday requests

Tonight I asked Sasha what she might like for her birthday this year.Instantly she replied 'a house map. A magic house map so I can fly around with it'. Understandably, I was a little concerned that I might not be able to produce such an interesting piece of equipment, so I asked again.'Four watering cans. So that we each have one and all water the plants together in May.' Lovely, except her birthday is not until June, so we'll have to explain that one in a couple of months time...'Anything else?' I asked.'Some pens and pencils and crayons all for myself please'.Ah, she melts my heart. Of course she can have these... but still I have no idea what to actually get her!Ho hum. Before you go away to think of some great ideas for me (answers below please!), I just thought I'd share with you the Easter cakes I made with the girls for school this week. We had great fun!

This is not a problem that seems to disappear with time! My sister who has Aspergers (who could easily have come out with all if your Sasha quotes above, when she was little) is still a nightmare to buy presents for, and she's in her early 20s!!

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What is Autism?

'Autism is a lifelong developmental disability that affects the way a person communicates and relates to people around them. People with autism have difficulties with everyday social interaction'.What is PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance)?

Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA) is one of several Autistic Spectrum Conditions (also known as ASD, Autistic Spectrum Disorder). The central difficulty for people with PDA is their avoidance of the everyday demands made by other people, due to their high anxiety levels when they feel that they are not in control.

Children may sometimes be described as having 'challenging' or 'oppositional' behaviour. Parents describe life as 'walking on eggshells' and their child as 'Jekyll and Hyde'.